# Asur Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/asur/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Asur Asur is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612501**. The 2011 Census counted **2,280 people in 564 households**, the 36th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 2,280people (2011) - 564households - 86.9%literacy - 612501PIN code ## Asur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asur is 612501.** Asur falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612501 - Gram panchayatAsur - Community development blockKumbakonam - Census village code638490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asur from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)43 km by road - Kumbakonam (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Asur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Asur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Asur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 58% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Asur Of every 100 households in Asur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Asur · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****52%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **58% Tap water ****79%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **67% Use banking services ****48%** **50% Television ****87%** **91% Mobile phone ****79%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****80%** **87% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Asur? ■ Asur · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **952 Working population ****36.8%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 81.6% for women. 61% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 429 (51%) · **■** Marginal 255 (30%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kumbakonam - Miruthiyanchapadaiveedu2,390 people - Koranattu Karuppur I2,349 people - Nagarasampettai2,336 people - Enanallur2,322 people - Kallapuliyur2,259 people - Kovanur2,226 people - Darasuram2,200 people - Mangudi2,160 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asur?612501 - How far is Asur from Thanjavur?43 km by road - What is the population of Asur?2,280 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asur in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Asur?86.9% (Census 2011)